Cost of living comparison
Mauritania is 4.9% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Mauritania instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
Senegal
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.84
MRO2,098
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.99
MRO2,511
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$2.55
MRO916
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$1.73
MRO620
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.41
MRO147
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$4.13
MRO1,482
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$5.88
MRO2,110
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$2.36
MRO848
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$2.69
MRO964
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.11
MRO399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.91
MRO327
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.80
MRO287
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.43
MRO153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.34
MRO124
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.34
MRO122
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$4.17
MRO1,498
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$33.61
MRO12,065
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$8,766.80
MRO3,147,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$4.09
MRO1,469
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Senegal
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$91.33
MRO32,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$242.74
MRO87,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$172.53
MRO61,940
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$71.32
MRO25,603
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$75.73
MRO27,187
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$11,788.69
MRO4,232,139
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.51
MRO902
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$2.61
MRO936
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$2.92
MRO1,049
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$36.89
MRO13,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$5.11
MRO1,836
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Mauritania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$21.76
MRO7,812
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$22.13
MRO7,944
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$43.58
MRO15,644
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$25.81
MRO9,267
|
|
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